“It is outrageously insulting to all police officers to say that we go out on our streets to choke people of color, as Al Sharpton stated while seated at the table right next to our mayor at City Hall,” Lynch said. “It is a person’s behavior that leads to interactions with the police, not who they are, not what they look like or how much money is in their pocket.”

Lynch was referring to a roundtable meeting at City Hall last week between Sharpton, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and others on police-community relations.

“Al Sharpton’s words do nothing to build a bond between New York City police officers and the communities that we serve and protect each and every day,” according to Lynch.

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These clowns can try to spin and cloak their systemic hatred for black people all they want. We must continue to call them out. We see their barbaric treatment of black people everyday in this nation.

They’re trying to pretend it’s the citizens who deserve to be treated unfairly. What B.S.! In reality, they bark and yell at black people and show absolutely no respect for them when they come into the neighborhood. Instead of speaking respectfully, they act like their screaming at their children, and escalate into violence as soon as they see a loophole.

Fortunately, the unprofessional behavior by rogue cops is recorded on video [sometimes]. Without a video record of these egregious acts, the issues are usually swept under the rug.

Even with video evidence of their savage treatment of Mr. Garner, these folks are trying to retain cops who need to be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Only then will the officer’s modify their behavior towards this nation’s citizens of the darker hue.

As the musical group Mandrill stated on their smash hit “Fence Walk” back in the day, “It’s not what you say, it’s what you do!”

Mandrill was formerly based in New York, and their lyrics are as relevant today, as they were in the 70’s.

Commissioner Bratton, and the city attorney have to step up, and do the right thing – prosecute these cops!

The EMT’s who blatantly neglected to attempt resuscitation efforts on Mr. Garner should be fired too! Their behavior was as unconscionable as the police!

We can’t back down any longer. Too many of our people are dying at the hands of professional murderers and liars, calling themselves cops!

Thanks for informing regarding the EMT’s Peaches. I’m glad to hear they were held accountable for their failure to do their job. We can’t have selective treatment for this nation’s citizens. When you sign up for the medical gig, you must serve everyone.

As you’ve stated, now it’s time for the commissioner, and the DA’s office to get their act together, and prosecute the creeps who murdered Mr. Garner. Nothing less!

Did they finally get fired?
I think it’s just suspension without pay. Just window dressing to appease black people who they expect to calm down after the initial fuss. They been killing black people and getting away with it since slavery, so they reason, why should this be any different.

YES NICKY JACKSON, THE EMT WERE SUSPENED WITHOUT PAY IN NEW YORK CITY THAT MEANS FIRED. ESPECIALLY AFTER THE VIDEO WENT PUBLIC SHOWING THE EMT CLEARLY NOT ATTEMPTING TO ADMINISTER CPR ON ERIC GARNER TO HELP SAVE HIS LIFE.BUT ALSO CLEARLY FROM THE VIDEO YOU CAN SEE ERIC GARNER WAS ALREADY EXPIRED.SO REDS IS ACCURATE THEY EMT ARE SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY.

Suspended without pay does NOT mean fired. It means exactly what it says, SUSPENDED. That means they’ll be actively on the job again at some point, and that’s sad, because these EMT’s obviously have an aversion to helping black people.

I saw the video of Mr. Garner, as did all of America (New York is an island, but it’s activity is not excluded from the rest of us).

The fact that Mr. Garner “appeared” to be expired, doesn’t justify the EMT’s negligence in trying to revive him.

I think the EMT’s should be fired – not “suspended.” There is a huge difference.

The more things change, the more they remain the same, so folks need not get their hopes too high.

The New York City Medical Examiner has classified the death of Eric Garner as a homicide, ruling that the 43-year-old Staten Island man was killed when a police officer put him in a chokehold.
He died because of “compression of chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by police,” according to medical examiner spokeswoman Julie Bolcer.

Yes, folks. It was murder at the hands of the law, but nothing will happen unless the DA brings charges. And we know how unlikely that is to happen. But then you may say, so shouldn’t the government pick up the slack and bring federal charges.

Please. Remember that we are talking about Obama’s DOJ (not say, Bush). Nothing will ever happen under this administration when a black person is the victim.

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